Lake Pieman is a man-made reservoir created by the damming of the Pieman River, located in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia.
Lake Pieman | |
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Location in Tasmania | |
Location | West Coast, Tasmania |
Coordinates | 41°47′S 145°15′E / 41.783°S 145.250°E |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | Pieman River |
Primary outflows | Pieman River |
Catchment area | 2,653 km2 (1,024 sq mi)[1] |
Basin countries | Australia |
Managing agency | Hydro Tasmania |
Built | 1986 |
Surface area | 222 hectares (550 acres)[1] |
Water volume | 300,200 megalitres (243,400 acre⋅ft)[1] |
References | [1] |
It is a long, narrow lake following the line of the Pieman River from Reece Dam back to Rosebery and the Bastyan Dam.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Register of Large Dams in Australia". Dams information. Australian National Committee on Large Dams. 2010. Archived from the original (Excel (requires download)) on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
Further reading edit
- Tasmania. Hydro-Electric Commission. (1987) The Pieman River power development. Hydro-Electric Commission, Hobart, Tasmania.
External links edit
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110319160829/http://www.anra.gov.au/topics/water/availability/tas/basin-pieman-river.html
- http://www.about-australia.com/travel-guides/tasmania/strahan/attractions/natural/lake-pieman/